Fall in October

Just went out for a small walk. Fall has begun. It is so breathtakingly beautiful outside. It's also very chilly. The tree leaves are turning red, orange and golden. You can see them gently detach from the branches, sway a little, dance a happy dance and finally settle down to the ground. I am reminded of the fall at Smoky Mountains last year (when I went with Jenny and Leena). That was so amazing. I just wonder how it would be now at Smokies. Really feel like going again.

Teaday

The sunlight is bright and warm outside. It's rays twine through the branches of the maple tree in front of the house and then slowly peep through my window. I am reminded of the childhood fairy tales of walking through the woods, with sunlight peeping through the trees with a little stream running close by. I feel too tempted to pull out a charpai (the Hindi of "Cot") and sleep in the sun, which is not possible both due to lack of "charpai" as well as "sleepiness" (slept like a log last night.. in fact, I think I am becoming a log).

'just had my tea and am on a high! Tea does that to me- it brings that happy-to-do-anything smile to my face, ecstasy to my life. Tea is enchanting, fulfilling and nirvanic, tea is healing and heavenly; simply, tea is the zing thing! . For those who haven't been introduced to the "tradition of tea", you are missing something!

Stains on the beautiful day

It happened all of a sudden when I was walking from our dining table to the kitchen after a sumptuous lunch... that one moment of carelessness.... until then it was a picture perfect day .... rising early morning , watching sunrise (read "was awake during sunrise") ... some lazy netsurfing, nice refreshing morning tea, a short and sweet morning walk... beautiful old music in the background ... praying to God and lighting incense sticks ... feeling good about Dussehra.... some cooking, some cleaning, some washing .... nice brunch of home-made fresh and yummy "Poories and Chhole"!! and then everything changed :-(...

I dint know when that bottle of tamarind chutney fell off my hands and splashed everything over - onto the carpet, the wall and the ceiling! (Can you believe the ceiling part? I still can't...)

Vijaydashmi

It’s good morning for me at 2:15am. Had a hard day yesterday, gave the worst exam of my life and slept like a log in the evening. Thank God yesterday is over.
Today it is VijayDashmi (Dussehra) in India. It is a festival that celebrates the victory of Lord Rama (the good) over Ravana (the evil). The festivities last for ten days and Ramlila - an enactment of the life of Rama is played in every nook and corner of towns and cities. Its really beautiful and vibrant there at this time. I think I am missing not being in India.